[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31246-31247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08710]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12383]


Cultural Property Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: The Department of State announces the location, dates, times, 
and agenda for the next meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory 
Committee (``the Committee'').

DATES: The Committee will meet virtually from June 4-6, 2024, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Davis, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: (771) 204-4765; 
([email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Participation: The public may participate in, or observe, the 
virtual open session on June 4, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (EDT). More 
information below.
    The Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs calls a meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee 
(``the Committee'') in accordance with the Convention on Cultural 
Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601-2613) (``the Act''). A 
portion of this meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 2605(h).
    Meeting Agenda: The Committee will review a request from the 
Government of Ukraine seeking import restrictions on archaeological and 
ethnological materials, the proposed extension of an agreement with the 
Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the proposed 
extension of an agreement with the Government of the Republic of 
Ecuador. In addition, the Committee will undertake a continuing review 
of the effectiveness of other cultural property agreements and 
emergency actions currently in force.
    The Open Session: The public can observe the virtual open session 
on June 4, 2024. Registered participants may provide oral comments for 
up to a maximum of five (5) minutes each. The Department provides 
specific instructions on how to observe or provide oral comments at the 
open session at https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-june-4-6-2024.
    Oral Comments: Register to speak at the open session by sending an 
email with your name and organizational affiliation, as well as any 
requests for reasonable accommodation, by May 27, 2024. Written 
comments are not required to make an oral comment during the open 
session.
    Written Comments: The Committee will review written comments if 
received by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on May 27, 2024. Written comments may be 
submitted in two ways, depending on whether they contain confidential 
information:
    [ballot] General Comments: For general comments, use https://www.regulations.gov, enter the docket [DIR will insert the number], and 
follow the prompts.
    [ballot] Confidential Comments: For comments that contain 
privileged or confidential information (within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 
2605(i)(1)), please email submissions to [email protected]. Include 
``Ukraine,'' ``Ecuador,'' and/or ``Jordan'' in the subject line.
    [ballot] Disclaimer: The Cultural Heritage Center website contains 
additional information about each agenda item, including categories of 
archaeological and ethnological material that may be included in import 
restrictions: https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-june-4-6-2024. Comments should relate 
specifically to the determinations specified in the Act at 19 U.S.C. 
2602(a)(1). Written comments submitted via regulations.gov are not 
private and are posted at https://www.regulations.gov. Because written 
comments cannot be edited to remove any personally identifying or 
contact information, we caution against including any such information 
in an electronic submission without appropriate permission to disclose 
that information (including trade secrets and commercial or financial 
information that are privileged or confidential within the meaning of 
19 U.S.C. 2605(i)(1)). We request that any party soliciting or 
aggregating written comments from other persons inform those persons 
that the Department will not edit their comments to remove any 
identifying or contact information and that they therefore should not 
include any such information in their comments

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that they do not want publicly disclosed.

Allison R. Davis Lehmann,
Executive Director, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-08710 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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